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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 15000 15400 Preparing the Overpayment 15210 Who Will Prepare the Overpayment

For Occasional Reporters, as defined in SNAP 11350, if the household fails to timely report one of the changes specified in SNAP 11200, the initial month of over issuance will be established by determining the effective date of the change and adding 20 days. For example, if the effective date of change is established as June 6th, the caseworker will begin with June 7th and count 20 days. The 20th day falls before the end of June (June 26th) so the initial month of over issuance is July. (No overpayment will be prepared if the over issuance resulted from a change other than those listed in SNAP 11200.) If there is more than one unreported change during the overpayment period, the effective date of each change will be established in the same manner. The effective date of the change is defined as the day upon which an identifiable change actually occurred. Some examples of the effective day of change are given below.

Situation Effective Date Went to work First day of employment. Change in household composition Date member actually entered or left household. Received entitlement check Date 1st check issued to household as verified by issuing agency. Received unemployment Date first check issued to household as verified by WESD screen.

EXAMPLE: A household failed to report that the wife went to work in September until the household’s recertification interview in December. The caseworker established that the wife’s first day of employment was September 11. The 20th day is October 1. The initial month of overissuance will be November. For Limited Reporters as defined in SNAP 11340, the two changes that limited reporting households are required to report must be reported within 10 days of the end of the calendar month in which the change occurred. If the limited reporting household is subject to semi-annual reporting, all other changes must be reported on the semi-annual report. For changes that limited reporting households are required to report independent of the semi-annual report, the initial month of overissuance will be the second month following the calendar month in which the change occurred. For changes that limited reporting households are required to report on the semi-annual report, the initial month of the overissuance will be the